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May 2019

May 21, 2019

Cardinal Burke’s Fight Against Religious Liberty and the Ideals of the United States

Cardinal Burke, once again promoting an alt-right ideology which counters the Christian faith, called for...

April 2019

April 30, 2019

Attacking Pope Francis, Far-Right Nationalists Reject Basic Catholic Principles

The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, in May 2019, will be having a plenary session...

April 03, 2019

The Cruelty Behind Trump’s Policies Cannot Go Unchallenged

“He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to...

March 2019

March 20, 2019

Robbing By The Cradle: Paying For Babies at the Expense of Retirement

It has become extremely difficult for our youth to come together and form families. Many...

March 15, 2019

The Massacre in New Zealand, White Nationalism, and The Christian Response

I woke up this morning and saw, to my dismay, the horrible mass killing of...

March 13, 2019

We Must Resist Trump’s Attack On The Poor

St. Salvian, talking about the horrors the poor faced in his day, could easily be...

February 2019

February 18, 2019

All Justice Is Social Justice

To be a person is to be social in nature: this is a truth, not...

February 05, 2019

Social Justice and the Gospel

At the beginning of his ministry, when Jesus was in Nazareth, he gave an indication...

October 2018

October 02, 2018

Do Not Accept False Piety

Lactantius, an educated convert to the Christian faith around 300 CE, made such a great...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

Trump Administration To Drastically Reduce Refugee Resettlement in 2019

On Monday the 17th, the Trump Administration announced that they would be drastically reducing the...

April 2018

April 24, 2018

Monsters To Slay

Quietism is a heresy which suggests we purify ourselves, tending our own monsters, by withdrawing...

February 2018

February 06, 2018

We Must Resist

Hitler was able to rise into power, in part, because of how he was able...

December 2017

December 06, 2017

Charity Presupposes Justice

If doing what is just is the same as charity, then love burns cold. Charity...

December 05, 2017

The Fate Of The United States: Repent Or Perish

A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor; but he who hates unjust gain...

November 2017

November 08, 2017

Do Not Burden the Poor For the Benefit of the Rich

St. Salvian the Presbyter lived during the collapse of the Roman Empire, and in his...

September 2017

September 19, 2017

We Must Root Out All Forms of Racism

We must struggle with the racism within ourselves. We must realize it is not always...

August 2017

August 13, 2017

Denounce Racism and Sexism So We Can Work to Bring the World Together as One

Christians are called to be imitators of Christ, indeed, to be christs in Christ. They...

July 2017

July 19, 2017

God Is Justice: To Follow God, We Must Act Through Justice

God, being good, justly distributes his goodness to the world. This is because, as divine...

January 2017

January 19, 2017

Social Justice, The Traditional Anti-Pelagian Praxis Of The Church

Social Justice is a major part of the Christian tradition. It forms one of the...

January 10, 2017

Of Trump And Hypocritical Idolatry

It should be seen as a major concern that not only is the combined wealth...

January 03, 2017

Going Full Salvian In the Time of Trump

Last summer, I searched Amazon for used copies from the Fathers of the Church series...

November 2016

November 13, 2016

Woe To Those Who Know What Is Right And Promote What Is Evil

Open your mouth for the dumb, for the rights of all who are left desolate....

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